El pasado continuo para acciones en progreso en un momento del pasado.
El Past Continuous describe acciones que estaban en progreso en un momento específico del pasado. Se forma con was/were + verbo-ing.
📌 Formación
Forma
Estructura
Ejemplo
Afirmativa
Sujeto + was/were + verbo-ing
"I was reading a book."
Negativa
Sujeto + was/were + not + verbo-ing
"She wasn't sleeping."
Interrogativa
Was/Were + sujeto + verbo-ing?
"Were you studying?"
Was: I, he, she, it — Were: you, we, they
📊 Usos Principales
Uso
Ejemplo
Acción en progreso en un momento del pasado
"At 8 PM, I was watching TV."
Acción interrumpida por otra (when)
"I was cookingwhen the phone rang."
Acciones simultáneas (while)
"While I was reading, she was sleeping."
Contexto / escenario
"The sun was shining and birds were singing."
⚠️ Past Simple vs Past Continuous
I was walking home when it started to rain.
Caminaba a casa cuando empezó a llover. (continua + simple)
While she was studying, the lights went out.
Mientras estudiaba, se fue la luz.
While I was cooking, he was cleaning.
Mientras yo cocinaba, él limpiaba. (dos continuas)
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When vs While:When + Past Simple (acción puntual que interrumpe). While + Past Continuous (acción en progreso de fondo). "I was sleeping when the alarm went off." / "While I was sleeping, the alarm went off."